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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade organised lighting of a thousand butter lamps to offer condolences and prayers for the victims of the plane crash in Nepal yesterday where 72 people lost their lives. The ceremony was led by the Foreign Minister and attended by senior officials of ...
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Joint Press Release of the 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) On the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues
The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from 10th to 13th January 2023. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Dasho Letho Tobdhen Tangbi, Secretary of the International Boundaries of Bhutan, and the Chinese delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Hong ...
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A tendrel ceremony was held this morning to mark the renaming of the Ministry as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 8 of the Civil Service Reform Act of Bhutan 2022. This aligns with the mandate of the Ministry to enhance, coordinate ...
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His Majesty’s Secretariat organised a prayer ceremony for the full recovery of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati of Thailand at Pangrizampa Monastery today. HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati fell ill last week and has been in hospital since. Members of the Royal Privy Council, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Pema Choden, Acting ...
Read More »His Majesty The King grants Red Scarf to the Foreign Minister Dr. Tandi Dorji
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes great pride in offering our heartfelt felicitations to Hon’ble Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, on being conferred the prestigious red scarf by His Majesty The King, in recognition of his dedicated service to the Tsa Wa Sum.
Read More »Civil Service Award 2022
The Civil Service Award 2022 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held on 12 December 2022. The Civil Service Award has been institutionalized by the Royal Civil Service Commission as an annual event as per the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, to acknowledge the contribution made by ...
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The new UNDP Resident Representative (RR) to Bhutan Mr. Mohammad Younus presented his Credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandin Dorji at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. Prior to the current assignment to Bhutan, Mr. Younus was the Crisis Country Adviser, Country Office Liaison & Coordination at UNDP Regional ...
Read More »Visit by H.E. Mr TAKEI Shunsuke, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
His Excellency Mr TAKEI Shunsuke, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, arrived in Bhutan yesterday for a three day visit from 21st to 23rd November. The State Minister is accompanied by Mr SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador-designate of Japan to Bhutan, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in ...
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Bhutan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Kutshab Rinchen Kuentsyl presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo on 11 November 2022. The credentials ceremony was attended by the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Secretary to the ...
Read More »Departure of Bhutan’s first UN Peacekeeping Contingent to the Central African Republic (CAR) on 6 and 10 November 2022
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the departure ceremonies at the Paro International Airport for Bhutan’s first UN Peacekeeping Contingent. Two special Drukair flights carrying the contingent left from Paro for the Central African Republic (CAR) on 6 and 10 November 2022. At the request ...
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